The Democratic-led Maine House of Representatives rejected a bill on Monday to join an interstate effort to turn the Electoral College into a majority way to elect presidents. Read More
Summer is here. Children want to run around and play. But it’s important to know that children can get very hot very quickly and need help to stay hydrated — or know when it’s too hot to play outside. Read More
Inspirational Reads
As new asylum seekers began to arrive in Portland in the last week from central Africa by way of Mexico, a variety of social service and other agencies immediately took up the charge to provide services as quickly as possible. Read More
Donors have provided more than $200,000 and volunteers are assisting as Portland, Maine, deals with a sudden influx of asylum-seeking immigrants from Africa. Read More
Fifty years after the Stonewall Riots that sparked a national movement, Mainers celebrated LGBTQ Pride in Portland with a parade, starting at Monument Square and ending at a festival in Deering Oaks Park. Read More
We did it, America. After letting our social media panic rise for years, we finally helped convince Twitter to ban God. Read More
Cayden Spencer-Thompson of Lincoln became the first Maine high school triple jumper to exceed 50 feet Saturday during the 29th annual New Balance Nationals Outdoor track and field championships. Read More
Just as the world has changed in incalculable ways over the past 130 years, so has the Bangor Daily News. Read More
The Weekly went to Mexicali Blues and Logical Sip Cafe & Coffee The Weekly is published in BDN Maine Weekly on Thursdays. This installment is for June 13. Read More
Kids need real wild things and experiences, as well as information. Read More
Show me a teacher who doesn’t love summer, and I’ll show you my pet unicorn. Read More
"When I was a child, I heard that if someone straightened out Maine's craggy coastline, it would stretch nearly 3,500 miles. By 1960, at age 8, I realized the only number that really mattered was 144, the distance from Bangor to Old Orchard Beach." Read More
